[nanoPost] Crystalline metal oxide nanotubes

The synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials in the recent years include (1) porous single-crystals of transition metal oxides, (2) crystalline metal oxide nanotubes, (3) metal nanowires from zeolites, (4) nanoscale heterogeneous catalysts and (5) Cell-targeting multifunctional nanospheres.

Porous single crystals (PSC) can be regarded as self-supported catalysts. So far they have successfully made PSCs of Cr2O3, Co3O4 and WO3, and the formation mechanisms of these materials have been well investigated. The  Group is also a leading group in the research of crystalline metal oxide nanotubes. These materials contain hydrogen in the interlayer spaces and may be developed into good materials for solid state fuel cells.